Literature DB >> 21966130

A short note on heavy infection of acanthocephalan worm (Neoechinorhynchus agilis) in grey mullet, Mugil cephalus.

K P Jithendran1, S Kannappan.   

Abstract

Infection with acanthocephalan parasite, Neoechinorhynchus agilis (Acanthocephala: Neoechinorhynchidae) is reported from adult mullet (Mugil cephalus). Heavy infections with the parasites were observed in the posterior region of the intestine, almost blocking the lumen. At the site of parasite attachment, the surface of the intestine appeared thickened and the mucosal epithelium. A description of the parasites and its clinicopathology is discussed.

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Keywords:  Acanthocephalans; Infection; Mugil cephalus; Neoechinorhynchus agilis; Spiny headed worm

Year:  2011        PMID： 21966130      PMCID： PMC3081728          DOI： 10.1007/s12639-010-0019-y

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  J Parasit Dis        ISSN： 0971-7196


  3 in total

1.  Morphological and molecular characterization of Neoechinorhynchus (N.) cephali n. sp. (Acanthocephala: Neoechinorhynchidae) Stiles and Hassall 1905 infecting the flathead grey mullet Mugil cephalus (Linnaeus, 1758) from the southwest coast of India.

Authors:  Pinky Kaur; N K Sanil
Journal:  Parasitol Res       Date:  2021-08-19       Impact factor: 2.289

2.  Prevalence of Corynosoma caspicum infection in Gasterosteus aculeatus fish in Caspian Sea, Northern Iran.

Authors:  Bahman Rahimi-Esboei; Mahdi Najm; Morad Shaker; Mahdi Fakhar; Iraj Mobedi
Journal:  Vet World       Date:  2017-09-27

3.  On the Neoechinorhynchus agilis (Acanthocephala: Neoechinorhynchidae) complex, with a description of Neoechinorhynchus ponticus n. sp. from Chelon auratus in the Black Sea.

Authors:  Omar M Amin; Meysam Sharifdini; Richard A Heckmann; Nataliya Rubtsova; Halima Jmii Chine
Journal:  Parasite       Date:  2020-07-23       Impact factor: 3.000
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